Historical MarkerCalifornia Camp
Eagle Pass · Maverick County · Dedicated 1969 · THC Atlas #5323000629
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Marker Inscription
After founding of Fort Duncan (2.5 blocks south) in 1849, this site was a camp ground and staging area for California emigrants. These were forty-niners going through Mexico – via Saltillo and Parras – either to Chihuahua and Gila River or to Mazatlán to finish the journey by sea. Paso del Águila (2 miles downstream) had sprung up in 1848 on an old smugglers’ trail. Its settlers soon moved to California Camp for trade advantages. Landowner John Twohig of San Antonio in 1850 laid out a townsite here and named it Eagle Pass. (1969)
About this site
California Camp is a historical marker in Eagle Pass, Maverick County, dedicated in 1969. It is one of 13 historical markers documented in Maverick County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 20 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.7107, -100.5050 near Eagle Pass. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sumpter, Jesse (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Maverick County, Maverick County Courthouse, and Camp Rabb and Fort Duncan C.S.A..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5323000629. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
